“Franchising is a brilliant way of getting started in business. There are guardrails around it you so can temper your enthusiasm and your impetuousness.”
With O’Briens Irish Sandwich Bars, Brody Sweeney created a global brand with 340 outlets around the world. When he ceded control of the business during the financial crisis, he dusted himself down and started again. The fast-growing Thai restaurant and delivery business Camile Thai was born. In this episode of Franchise Matters with Alison Cowzer, he talks about his journey and the lessons he learned along the way. It is a journey, he admits, that has both successes and failures.